Advertising Opportunity

I've just added a great new advertising opportunity on my blog!

Just scroll down to the link on the left and you can now buy advertising space on my blog for an extremely low price! I've got 2 sizes you can choose from: 100x100 pixels (for $2.00 AUS) or 200x200 pixels (for $3.50 AUS). These last only for 1 month.

All you need to do is decide which size you would like. Then use the scroll down bar and click 'BUY NOW'. It will take you to the paypal secure site to detemine payment. You can easily pay through paypal OR if you don't have a paypal account and would rather pay buy credit card just choose this option (to the right of the secure payment paypal page).

Once I receive payment I will contact you via email and then all you need to do is send over the ad and I will post it (including your website link) within 48 hours.

P.S. Notice the new artwork? Yay! That's coming soon...

Super Hero

The other weekend we had a themed dress-up BBQ party. The theme: Super Hero.

After days of racking my brain I fnally decided to go as Batgirl. It was the easiest. Wear black, cape, and a mask. I also cut the bat logo from yellow felt and made a yellow belt! The party was a lot of fun and the outfits looked great. Here were the heroes who turned up:

Batgirl
Spiderman
G.I. Joe
G.I. Jane
Zorro
Sailor Moon
Catwoman
Detective
Superman

So if you ever need to dress-up as something, I hope this has inspired you just a little bit!

Thailand!

I've been out of action for a while mainly due to work and preparing to go on vacation! But now I have returned and I know I say this all the time, but I vow to keep up-to-date with blogging. We're in the process of getting internet at home so it'll make posting on my blog, etsy and twittering a lot easier! (i hope!)

Not many of you know this about me, but I LOVE to travel. When I was little, we were asked what are dreams were and all my friends would say, "I want to grow up, have babies and be a good mum". Well my dream was, "I want to travel the whole wide world!" But sadly, I havn't been to many places overseas. I plan to visit Europe, Japan, America, Egypt and NZ next so I'll just keep working away, making enough money until I have enough to take each one head on! But first on the list was Thailand and I'm happy to say that 2 weeks ago... that's where I was!

My favourite thing about Patong Beach in Phuket? The shopping! And I did a lot! I bought bags, wallets, clothes, dresses, socks, dvds, food, shoes, jewellery and bags... and bags... and bags! I bought a lot of bags! I bought presents for mum, dad and my sister and by the end I was so worried my luggage bag would be over the limit! But I wasn't (lucky, I wouldn't have been able throw away anything).

I've been pretty stressed at work recently so this vacation was the perfect thing to do! And it was the most relaxing thing I've done. Thinking about it now just makes me remember how relaxed and carefree I was. We rode on elephants (so cute and clever), ate a lot of food (breakfast was my fave - buffet!), went on a speedboat tour around the 42 islands they have there (so much to see), went on a city tour (cashew nut factory, viewpoints, big buddha, world's biggest gem factory, temples), went to the FantaSea show (spectacular!), went canoeing (fun!), got foot massages, body scrubs, and pedicures (so cheap and so good), went cave exploring (slippery), and enjoyed the nightlife (Bangla Road)!

The only thing I didn't like: The plane trip. 9 hours. Cramped. Babies crying. Headache. But despite that, it was great! Every day was like an adventure. There's so much to see and do (and eat!) that it was hard to choose in the 10 days we were there! I would definately go again and can't wait til the day I do!

Next on my list: Japan!

NEW ITEM: PDF Stationery Set

Introducing my (finally completed) Cupcake and Sweets Stationery Set! Yes it's taken me a long time to design this template up but doesn't it look good! I'm quite proud of it. It's so cute and adorable!

WHAT IS THIS?
Well it's a ready-to-print PDF template of a cute and adorable stationery set. All you need to do is print it out on what ever kind of paper you choose and as many times as you like! You'll have it forever! You need to download it, save it onto your computer, print, cut and use! It's that simple really!

WHAT IS IN IT?
1. Instructions
2. Flat Notecards (3 different designs)
3. Folded Notecards (2 different designs)
4. Notepad paper (2 different designs)
5. To-Do-Lists (3 different designs)
6. Gift Tags (8 different designs)
7. Envelope (1 design)
8. Bookmark (1 design)

Check it out at MY STORE now!! And I'll definately have more stationery sets to come! It was so much fun designing this and seeing the final template so I'll definately be doing more! Next up: Sushi Stationery Set!

Celebrity Deaths

It was only last week that I actually realised, Michael Jackson is no longer here with us; and I cried.

Probably brought on by a build up of a lot of bad things happening around me lately, it still surprised me at how sad I felt. (I'm not normally quite an emotional person - let's just say I much prefer action/thriller movies to girly/drama movies). But I think there are a few reasons why.

Firstly, he played a big part in MY childhood - I followed him in my youth. I guess he sort of shaped moments as I was growing up. I remember sneaking dad's copy of Michael Jackson's Thriller album into my discman and listening to it - the lyrics, the melody - as I fell asleep.

Secondly, is his music. Music in general is so powerful to me. It's so universal and speaks to everyone in so many different ways. He used that power and his talent to reach out to people and share important messages to the world. Some songs to me weren't even about the lyrics sometimes. The melody alone was so powerful, I already knew what it was about by feeling it.

Thirdly, was his heart. He was such a sensitive soul - that was pure with love for the people in this world. It was so genuine too - he truly and whole-heartedly wanted everyone in this world to be better to each other. This was most important about Michael Jackson. He wanted to please everyone around him (and everyone around him was literally the whole world) and I don't think he could really handle the fact that there were some people that hated him. I can totally relate to that feeling.

But it's not just Michael Jackson that has left a hole in this world. Princess Diana and Steve Irwin are just a couple of many others that make me sad knowing they are no longer here to continue their great work in this world (especially Steve Irwin - I am a huge animal lover).

I also felt quite useless. Useless that my life hasn't been about trying to make a difference in the world. What if I die tomorrow? Have a helped someone, changed someone's life? Have a left something good in this world? Will someone remember me? What have I done to make a difference? I felt like it was now my responsibility to fill in these holes in the world! It should be ALL OUR responsibility.

How about you guys? What celeb when they died made you feel really sad and affected you in a strong way? If you had all the money and time in the world what would you do to help?